#EFCD72#EFCD72
#EFCD72 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.632; OKLCH L 85.9% C 0.117 H 89.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFCD72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 205, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 80%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 52%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.2%, 52.3%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.56, 0.87, 49.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.56, 49.31, 88.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.87% 0.0013 0.117) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.87% 0.117 89.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.4675, 63.2312, 24.9361) |
| Luminance | 0.6323 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.07
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.76
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.97
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.21
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.34
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFCD72 #7294EF
analogous
#EF8F72 #EFCD72 #D3EF72
triadic
#EFCD72 #72EFCD #CD72EF
tetradic
#EFCD72 #72EF8F #7294EF #EF72D3
square
#EFCD72 #72EF8F #7294EF #EF72D3
split-complementary
#EFCD72 #72D3EF #8F72EF
monochromatic
#CF9D18 #E9BA3B #EFCD72 #F5E0A9 #FBF4E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.54
#EFCD72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.65
#EFCD72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFCD72
13.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFCD72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFCD72 | 1.00 | 1.54 | 13.65 | 13.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DFCB6A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D475
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFC0B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efcd72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 205, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.9% 0.117 89.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7dc9c',
500: '#efcd72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efcd72; $custom-light: #f7dc9c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efcd72",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 205,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.68,
"s": 79.618,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85872,
"c": 0.11697,
"h": 89.4
},
"luminance": 0.63228
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFCD72
secondary
#3D63C8
accent
#43DC0A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF5
border
#D7D4CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F